
Tracklist
| 1 | Bratislava | 3:17 |
| 2 | Scenic World | 2:53 |
| 3 | Brandenburg | 3:38 |
| 4 | Scenic World | 2:08 |
| 5 | Rhineland (Heartland) | 3:58 |
| 6 | The Gulag Orkestar | 4:38 |
| 7 | The Canals Of Our City | 2:21 |
| 8 | The Long Island Sound | 1:18 |
| 9 | After The Curtain | 2:54 |
| 10 | Postcards From Italy | 4:17 |
| 11 | Prenzlauerberg | 3:46 |
| 12 | Lon Gisland E.P. | |
| 13 | Elephant Gun | 5:45 |
| 14 | Gulag Orkestar | |
| 15 | My Family's Role In The World Revolution | 2:07 |
| 16 | The Bunker | 3:13 |
| 17 | Mount Wroclai (Idle Days) | 3:15 |
| 18 | Carousels | 4:23 |
Versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BING048 | Beirut | Gulag Orkestar (CD, Album) | Ba Da Bing! | BING048 | US | 2006 |
| POMP005 | Beirut | Gulag Orkestar (LP, Album, Ltd, RE, Red) | Pompeii Records | POMP005 | US | 2019 |
| BING048 | Beirut | Gulag Orkestar (CD, Album) | Ba Da Bing! | BING048 | US | 2006 |
| CADD2619CDP | Beirut | Gulag Orkestar (CD, Album, Promo) | 4AD | CADD2619CDP | UK | 2006 |
| none | Beirut | Gulag Orkestar (16xFile, MP3, 320) | 4AD | none | UK | 2006 |
Credits
- Accordion – Jeremy Barnes (tracks: 1-3, 1-8), Perrin Cloutier (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Cello – Perrin Cloutier (tracks: 1-9, 1-5)
- Clarinet – Hari Ziznewski (tracks: 1-3, 1-8, 1-9)
- Design – Rob Carmichael
- Engineer [Recording] – Josh Clark
- Liner Notes [OBI Strip] – Максим Семеляк
- Lyrics By – Ryan Condon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5), Zach Condon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Mandolin, Ukulele – Jason Peranski (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Mastered By – Adam Nunn (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5), Alan Douches (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Mixed By – Josh Clark (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11), Paul Johnson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5), Zach Condon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Painting [Lon Gisland Painting] – Chris Oh
- Percussion – Jeremy Barnes (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-8, 1-9), Nick Petree (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Photography [Ducks] – Ben Goldberg
- Photography By [Prague] – Zach Condon
- Recorded By, Organ, Percussion, Accordion, Mandolin – Zach Condon (tracks: 1-1 to 1-11)
- Trumpet, Euphonium, Flugelhorn – Kelly Pratt (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Ukulele, Percussion, Organ – Paul Collins (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Ukulele, Saxophone [Baritone], Clarinet – Jon Natchez (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Violin – Heather Trost (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-6, 1-9), Kristin Ferebee (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)
- Written-By, Vocals, Ukulele, Piano, Trumpet – Zach Condon
Notes
Includes bonus disc The Lon Gisland EP.
Gulag Orkestar:
All songs written and recorded summer through winter 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Additional recording, mixing and mastering done at the Seaside Lounge in Park Slope, Brooklyn, December 2005.
Mastered at West West Side.
Lon Gisland E.P.:
Recorded: Seaside Lounge.
Mixed in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
Mastered at Abbay Road.
Songs courtesy of Chouette.
Released in a slimline double jewel case with 2-page booklet. Includes OBI sticker.
Made in Russia.
For sale in Russia and CIS countries only..
Barcodes
- Barcode: 4601250343044
Companies
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – 4AD
- Copyright (c) – 4AD
- Licensed From – Ba Da Bing!
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Концерн «Группа Союз»
- Licensed From – Beggars UK Limited
- Copyright (c) – EMI Music Publishing Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – S.B.A. Music Publishing Ltd.
- Copyright (c) – ООО "Юниверсал Мьюзик Паблишинг"
- Copyright (c) – ООО "Ворнер/Чаппел"
- Copyright (c) – Музыкальное Издательство "Sweet Oily Music"
- Copyright (c) – BMG Music Publishing
- Copyright (c) – Sony / ATV Music Publishing
- Copyright (c) – Первое Музыкальное Издательство
- Manufactured By – ООО "Си Ди Клуб"
- Recorded At – Seaside Lounge
- Mixed At – Seaside Lounge
- Mastered At – Seaside Lounge
- Mastered At – West West Side Music
Video
Album
Gulag Orkestar is the debut album of Beirut. It was recorded in 2005 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Gulag was a Soviet government agency administering forced labor camps, while orkestar is the Serbo-Croatian word for orchestra. It is written in the booklet that the front and back photos were found in a library in Leipzig, torn out of a book. The original photographer was unknown to the creators of the album while it was recorded, but has since been discovered to be Sergey Chilikov. The album was later re-released to include the Lon Gisland EP. The Gulag was a Soviet government agency administering forced labor camps, while orkestar is the Serbo-Croatian word for orchestra. Gulag Orkestar Q&A. Music video by Beirut performing Gulag Orkestar Live. Gulag Orkestar. The album has received great critical acclaim and was later re-released to include the Lon Gisland EP. However, Gulag Orkestar does fall flat in a few places. Postcards From Italy doesnt quite nail the laid-back, lazy feeling it tries to produce, most likely due to Condons constant vibrato towards the end of his words. Bratislava takes a familiar march pattern and adds echoing vocals far in the background, but in the end is too repetitive and boring to really feel like it builds from intro to climax. Pop music has almost certainly never sounded more bizarre than it does in Gulag Orkestar, but it has also never sounded quite this good. Memorable hooks abound, Condons gorgeous voice never fails to impress, and his songs never get dull. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar 2006. To favorites 2 Download album. Listen album. Songs in album Beirut - Gulag Orkestar 2006. Beirut - Gulag Orkestar. Beirut - Prenzlauerberg. Beirut - Brandenburg. Beirut - Postcards from Italy. Beirut - Mount Wroclai Idle Days. Beirut - Rhineland Heartland. Band Name Beirut. Album Name Gulag Orkestar. Type Album. 发布日期 2006. 出版公司 Ba Da Bing. 1 Gulag Orkestar. 2 Prenzlauerberg. 3 Brandenburg. He may have dug Gulag Orkestar, the debut album by Zach Condon aka Beirut. Beirut's received quite a bit of pre-release buzz. He deserves some of it. Time and again, the most powerful element of Gulag Orkestar, and what ought to be emphasized, is Condon's acrobatic, powerful, emotionally nuanced voice. It could carry any style of music. Fixate for a second on the stuff he's doing on Rhineland Heartland. This item:Gulag Orkestar by Beirut Audio CD . Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Ships from and sold by Pahla's Emporium. The Flying Club Cup by Beirut Audio CD . Only 6 left in stock more on the way. Ships from and sold by . Beirut is essentially one man: Zach Condon, and this is Beirut's debut album. Gulag Orkestar draws a lot of inspiration from Balkan folk music and had a pleasingly homemade air about it. Hearing it almost takes you to a café looking onto a square in Sarajevo, slightly sozzled after a few too many Fernet Brancas, and perfectly happy about that. Read more






















